Eastlake Is Recognized As Fastest-Growing Neighborhood
The Local Initiative Support Corp. will celebrate its 10th year in San Diego later this month.
Known as LISC, the organization assists community development corporations in redeveloping neighborhoods for the benefit of low- and moderate-income people.
The organization, which celebrates its anniversary Oct. 10, has facilitated $100 million in loans, grants and other funding, and assisted in the development of 4,300 new homes in San Diego County, according to Robert Turner, who is the LISC program director.
Some recent projects LISC participated in are:
– Brookview, a 121-unit senior housing development in Poway sponsored by the San Diego Interfaith Housing Corp.
– Eucalyptus View, about 60 cooperative units in Escondido in conjunction with Community Housing of North County.
– City Heights Urban Village, a 110,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center in conjunction with LISC’s sister organization, the Retail Initiative.
– And, assistance for Bayview Development in hiring a staff member to help residents of the Valencia Park area improve their neighborhood through Neighborhood Watch, day care and other programs.
LISC’s goal for the next two years is to help create 2,000 new housing units.
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Top Seller:
The master-planned community of Eastlake was the top home seller in Chula Vista between July 2000 and June 2001. A total of 610 homes , 30 percent of the 2,014 homes sold in Chula Vista during that period , were sold in Eastlake.
The 1,143 single-family detached and attached homes in the current phase of Eastlake are selling between the high $100,000s and low $400,000s.
Otay Ranch came in second with 544 homes sold, followed by Lomas Verdes with 435.
Grand Opening:
A public grand opening was recently held for the clubhouse being built by BIA (Building Industry Association) Cares for Kids for the Pro Kids Golf Academy and Learning Center in City Heights.
The BIA charity organization has spent two years planning, fund-raising and constructing the facility for the inner city youth golf program founded by former San Diego Charger Ernie Wright. More than 100 contractors and suppliers donated time and materials for the $1.3 million, 7,000-square-foot clubhouse, which opened on Sept. 29.
Solana Beach-based Case Group Architects designed the clubhouse.
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Recipe For Friendship:
San Diego’s Commission for Arts and Culture commissioned a sculpture by artist Nina Karavasiles for Amici Park at Date and State streets in Little Italy.
The sculpture, titled A Recipe for Friendship, will be unveiled at a ceremony sponsored by the Little Italy Association on Oct. 10, which is also California Arts Day.
Honored:
The Centre City Development Corp. posthumously recognized Sam Minsker, also known as “Downtown Sam,” with its Directors’ Award, presenting it to his daughter, Mary Albright.
The award recognized Minsker’s community service as a guide of free Downtown walking tours for 30 years on behalf of Walkabout International. Minsker died in March. He was 73.
“He passionately discussed unusual features and objects around the area,” said CCDC community relations manager Sheila Hardin. “Stories about the people involved with Downtown’s history were woven into every tour.”
The Gaslamp Historical Foundation honored Minsker in July with a Spirit of the Gaslamp award, an engraved cobblestone in the foundation’s park at 410 Island Ave.
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The Winner Is:
The San Diego chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association recently presented its 2001-02 The Office Building of the Year awards, also known as the TOBY Awards. The categories and winners are:
– Renovated building: The Chamber Building in Downtown San Diego managed by Glenn Welch of Ace Property Management.
– One- to five-story low-rise suburban office park: Torrey Reserve in Carmel Valley managed by Amy White of American Assets Inc.
– 100,000 to 250,000 square feet: The La Jolla Executive Tower in University Towne Centre managed by San Diego BOMA president Cybele Thompson of PM Realty Group.
– 250,000 to 500,000 square feet: Downtown’s 550 Corporate Center managed by Mary Blagg of CB Richard Ellis. (Finalist: Pacifica Tower, Golden Triangle, managed by Theresa Prather, Company Equity Office.)
– 500,000 to 1 million square feet: One American Plaza in Downtown managed by Marie Giere of Shimizu Development Inc. (Finalist: First National Bank Center, Downtown, managed by Glenn Fibiger, USAA Realty.)
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